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Economic Value of Unlicensed Spectrum To…

WifiForward Releases New Economic Assessment…

Today, WifiForward, a coalition of companies, organizations and public sector institutions, released a new economic report, which finds that the value of unlicensed spectrum to the U.S. economy has grown by 129% since 2013.
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Ellen Satterwhite
Phone: 719-963-2722
Email: esatterwhite@glenechogroup.com

Sharing Spectrum for Gigabit Wi-Fi

Everything you wanted to know about 5.9 GHz, Wi…

Fifteen years ago, the auto industry was allocated spectrum with the goal of developing technology to enhance safety known as, Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC). And, yet, the band has and continues to lay fallow. As often happens, new technologies have been created to prevent auto accidents and make our cars safer. And at the same time, consumer use of spectrum for Wi-Fi has exploded. There is a proposal at the FCC to share the spectrum allocated for DSRC at 5.9 GHz that would be a win-win: both Wi-Fi and DSRC can design their wireless operations with sharing built in from the beginning, meaning additional safety applications for vehicles as well as better Wi-Fi for consumers.
Sharing this spectrum with technologies like Wi-Fi is an issue with broad bipartisan support at the FCC and on the Hill. And Leading technology companies, public interest groups and consumer groups -- many of whom do not agree on much -- agree.
By opening up the 5.9 GHz band, the FCC has the opportunity to better meet demand for wireless connectivity. Expansion into the 5.9 GHz band complements unlicensed usage in adjacent bands, creating wider channels. The benefits of wider channels are improved hotspot coverage, longer battery useage, the ability to connect more devices and faster speeds, a la Wi-Fi’s latest standard, 802.11ac.

Report: Cities Have Reason to be Concerned…

New cellular tech could disrupt local governments…

Media Contact: Ellen Satterwhite, esatterwhite@glenechogroup.com
Washington, DC (February 29, 2016) - A report released today finds that cell carriers’ plans to use LTE-U could disrupt local governments’ uses of Wi-Fi, drive up costs and threaten “Smart City” innovation. The report, by independent engineering firm CTC Technology & Energy, catalogues the ways cities use Wi-Fi for reliable, cost-effective connectivity and finds that, as currently conceived, LTE-U technology can dominate unlicensed spectrum at the expense of Wi-Fi. To avoid this, the report recommends LTE-U must be further tested, refined and standardized to enable LTE-U and Wi-Fi to reliably coexist.
Download the report below or here.

Wi-Fi Alliance Letter

The Impact of LTE-U on Consumers' Use of Wi…

WifiForward Background Briefing on Consumers, Wi…

Today's briefing will discuss the need to ensure that Wi-Fi and other new technologies, namely LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum (LTE-U), work together in harmony. Many experts are concerned that the current prestandard LTE-U operation will not coexist with current Wi-Fi technology.
Press Contact:Ellen SatterwhitePhone: 719-963-2722Email: esatterwhite@glenechogroup.com